英语访谈对话 167 Reading

 　　Todd: Hey, Mark I saw that you're reading a book out there.

　　Mark: Yeah, that's right.

　　Todd: So, do you read a lot?

　　Mark: Yeah, I read a lot. In fact I don't have a television.

　　Todd: Ah, you're the man.

　　Mark: Seriously, I only read.

　　Todd: Wow, how many books do you get through a week?

　　Mark: A week! Ah, at least one a week, because I work all the time.

　　Todd: Oh, that's pretty good.

　　Mark: Yeah, but I enjoy reading because television doesn't give you imagination, yeah I prefer reading.

　　Todd: Yeah, I hear you. It rots¹ your mind, I think. Ah, also, what kind of books you like to read? What kind of genres²?

　　Mark: Well, let's see, I've got a lot of nonfiction, a lot of comedy.

　　Todd: Cool, so actually, when you read, like where do you normally³ read?

　　Mark: Where do I normally read? On the trains, actually. I'm always reading on the trains. I read because I'm always traveling to work. A lot of pleasure. And it's funny because I meet people on the trains when I'm reading, they look over at my book.

　　Todd: That's cool. I love to read on the trains.

1 rots   

n.腐烂，腐朽( rot的名词复数 )v.（使）腐烂， （使）腐朽( rot的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• It rots out your nuts. 它会消尽你的意志。 来自辞典例句
• A fallen tree soon rots. 倒在地上的树不久就朽了。 来自辞典例句

2 genres   

（文学、艺术等的）类型，体裁，风格( genre的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Novel and short story are different genres. 长篇小说和短篇小说是不同的类别。
• But confusions over the two genres have a long history. 但是类型的混淆，古已有之。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

3 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。